Archive for the ‘Available in HD’ Category

Conan vs. Bear

Saturday, January 17th, 2009


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Jessica Delfino is back with a helpful survival guide for those scary bear- and celebrity-infested woods…

format: HD video
software: Flash, AfterEffects, Final Cut, Audition
Toronto, 2009.

The Foxhole Manifesto

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007


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This is an adaptation of a poem by Jeffrey McDaniel, who has some ideas for a few appropriately modern gods.

format: HD video
software: Flash, AfterEffects, Final Cut, Audition
The Hague, 2007.

Screened at Rotterdam Film Festival 2009.

I Wanna Be Famous

Wednesday, March 29th, 2006


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Here’s a brand spankin’ new one, from a song by Jessica Delfino. She’s discovered a guaranteed shortcut to everlasting fame–watch and learn!

format: HD video
software: Flash, AfterEffects, Final Cut, Audacity
San Francisco, 2006.

A Good Joke

Monday, January 16th, 2006


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This short is based on an old joke, a perennial in compilations of Jewish humor. Although the details differ between versions, the scene remains the same: a priest challenges a rabbi to a debate on the spiritual condition of Jewish people. But neither speaks the other’s language, and…well, I won’t spoil the punch line.

format: HD video
software: Flash, AfterEffects, Final Cut, Audition
San Francisco, 2005.

Screened at Ottawa Animation Festival 2006.

The Option of War

Friday, January 6th, 2006


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In this adaptation of an early Kafka story, a soldier is taken prisoner in the night by a pack of jackals. Offering a pair of scissors, they demand that he use the makeshift weapon to kill his sleeping friends. They overwhelm his initial, shocked refusal. Slowly, incredibly, he begins to see their point of view. He takes the scissors, and…

format: HD video
software: Flash, AfterEffects, Painter, Final Cut, Audition
Montreal, 2005.

Screened at Ottawa Animation Festival 2005.